Assistant Legacy Development Manager

We are currently recruiting for a Assistant Legacy Development Manager to join our team.

We want to be recognised as the leading fundraising charity in the UK so that people, now and in the future, benefit from nature and heritage. Integral to this is our ambition to grow support from gifts in wills.

We’ve committed to grow legacy fundraising across our 500 places and created a new role for a regional Assistant Legacy Development Manager to support our legacy fundraising at a local level across the North of England.

If you’re a natural communicator who loves influencing people.

If you love working collaboratively, networking across the organisation.

If you’re excited by the chance to make your mark on the National Trust’s legacy programme, this could be the role for you.

Please be aware that this role will cover the North of the UK with regular travel across properties will be required.

We are currently for an undertaking our pay review process and it is likely that this salary will be increased from 1st April 2024.

What it's like to work here

We’re bigger than you think, we’re more complicated than we appear and we’re larger scale than you’d imagine. We’ve got passionate people in all our teams, and we’ve got so much more we want to achieve. We’re for ever, for everyone and we really mean that.

We don’t want to stop at 5.5 million members, and we want everyone to feel welcome and enjoy access to our places, so we need to reach new audiences in ways that are meaningful and relevant to them without losing the hearts and minds of those that are already with us.

Your contractual location can be the nearest regional hub to you. We offer a hybrid working arrangement. There is an expectation for regular travel within your region, alongside working remotely and from our Regional Hubs. Occasional travel will be required to other locations outside of your region.

What you'll be doing

You’ll support a new programme of regional legacy fundraising, which includes on-property promotion, events, and internal training. You’ll report to the Regional Legacy Development Manager and work closely with both Regional and Head Office teams.

You’ll be great with people - staff, volunteers and supporters - inspiring them to take action. Building awareness of legacies at our properties and supporting staff and volunteers. Encouraging them to tell legacy stories at their own places and ensuring the best are brought into our central communications. You’ll be a storyteller yourself, bringing the impact of legacies to life for supporters and hosting engaging events.

Who we're looking for

You can view the full role profile for this role in the document on the website, this is just to provide a full picture of what is possible in this role, we’d love to hear from you if you have:

• An understanding and experience of legacy fundraising in a variety of settings.
• Great relationship management skills – influencing, persuading and inspiring a variety of stakeholders in a collaborative environment to achieve goals.
• Confidence in communicating – verbally, in writing, and in presentations - and able to adapt your style to suit a wide range of different audiences.
• Experience of planning & delivery of successful events.
• An agile, adaptable approach.
• Experience managing details data, databases, reports and processes.

The package

The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary
• Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
• Tax-free childcare scheme
• Rental deposit loan scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts
• Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.
• Flexible working whenever possible
• Employee assistance programme
• Free parking at most Trust places
• Independent financial advice